PRS-T1 PRS-T1 & Reader Library - Page 3

Shopaholic · 10-21-2011, 01:34 PM

A question for you. Where are you checking notes, within the book itself or from page 2 of the main screen? I find my bookmarks from the home page. Page 2 technically but they're all there on the device for me.

trevgriff · 10-21-2011, 05:16 PM

both spots and not in either. I just received a RMA and it is going back. I may wait a month or so and see how things are going before I get another T1. ;-(

joe1447 · 10-27-2011, 06:36 AM

Hi having the same trouble trying to sync the reader with the pc, it just keeps telling me to LOGIN???. Any help please

Shopaholic · 10-27-2011, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe1447

Hi having the same trouble trying to sync the reader with the pc, it just keeps telling me to LOGIN???. Any help please

If this is your first Sony reader you have to create an account through the Sony Reader software. Do that, and then login with the account you just created. Once you do that on your computer then login to the Sony Reader store on the device itself, authorize it and you should be good to go.

Strigulino · 02-22-2012, 10:01 AM

Got a PRS-T1 at the weekend to replace my much loved PRS-505 which my husband now has.

To sum up, the hardware is beautiful (free library books, yay), but the PC software is a big pile of steaming poo.

I should have used Calibre like normal, but I wanted to back up all my lovely new notes and handwritings. Big mistake.

I now have three copies of most of my books instead of one, trying to delete them makes it crash, every time I try to sync my netbook wants to check the book for faults, Reader for PC constantly hangs and crashes (which is presumably what corrupted the internal memory and caused all these duplicate books that don't work). It's deleted a protected note from the reader, which is still on Reader for PC, which won't sync.

I've made a big list and backup of everything. Hard reset when I get home from work tonight, methinks. Back to Calibre. Oh well. I was looking forward to using Reader for PC to buy books and sort my library books out, but it seems I can do that direct from the reader without all the steaming poo software issues.

So yes. Lovely reader, shame about the software. I'm posting in here partly as a rant, and partly to add my penn'orth, and partly to ask if Adobe Digital Editions/Calibre/just backing it up by drag and drop will back up notes and handwritings so I never have to touch Reader for PC ever again.

LuvReadin · 02-24-2012, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strigulino

To sum up, the hardware is beautiful (free library books, yay), but the PC software is a big pile of steaming poo.

Too right. I only use if for downloading library books

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strigulino

I now have three copies of most of my books instead of one, trying to delete them makes it crash,

Before you go to the lengths of doing a hard reset, have you tried just plugging it into the PC and treating like another hard drive? That is, find any notes or anything else you want to keep, copy them onto your PC and delete from the reader as well. Then delete all the folders on the drive containing the media (not the one with the Sony software), unmount the device, and switch it on. It should (hence why I say back up first!) recreate all the folders needed, and then you can use Calibre and start from scratch.

Strigulino · 02-25-2012, 04:49 PM

Already done it. I'd only just started out so I had all my old stuff backed up from my old Reader anyway, and I didn't trust it any more so wanted to format the thing too

All has gone as planned. Good old Calibre.

GeckoFriend · 02-27-2012, 06:24 PM

Sony Reader for PC has suddenly stopped recognizing my T1. I think it happened after I had to do a soft reset when a book froze the reader. Calibre has no problem recognizing the reader.

An additional problem is when I close Reader for PC it does not actually close completely. I need to use the Task Manager to end the process before I can safely remove the reader from the USB.

I've uninstalled the software, rebooted, and reinstalled the software.

I've tried all the steps suggested here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=111

and here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=44

I've tried everything suggested on the Sony support site except a hard reset, including uninstalling and reinstalling the USB driver.

Any other suggestions before I try a hard reset? I would just forget about it but I need (or at least want) to download library books using the wireless capability (the main reason I chose the T1). I use calibre for everything else.

I'm also concerned that a hard reset won't fix the problem of the software not closing properly so I will still have that issue to deal with and I don't have a clue where to even start looking for the problem.

Update:
I've solved part of the problem. I accessed the Reader Store wirelessly (first time I tried that) and was automatically reauthorized to the public library. So now I can download library books again.

I don't know what to do about the software not closing properly. Any suggestions?

02-27-2012, 06:24 PM	#38
GeckoFriend Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 1164945 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: iPhone 7+, iPad Mini4, Kindle Voyage	Sony Reader for PC has suddenly stopped recognizing my T1. I think it happened after I had to do a soft reset when a book froze the reader. Calibre has no problem recognizing the reader. An additional problem is when I close Reader for PC it does not actually close completely. I need to use the Task Manager to end the process before I can safely remove the reader from the USB. I've uninstalled the software, rebooted, and reinstalled the software. I've tried all the steps suggested here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=111 and here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=44 I've tried everything suggested on the Sony support site except a hard reset, including uninstalling and reinstalling the USB driver. Any other suggestions before I try a hard reset? I would just forget about it but I need (or at least want) to download library books using the wireless capability (the main reason I chose the T1). I use calibre for everything else. I'm also concerned that a hard reset won't fix the problem of the software not closing properly so I will still have that issue to deal with and I don't have a clue where to even start looking for the problem. Update: I've solved part of the problem. I accessed the Reader Store wirelessly (first time I tried that) and was automatically reauthorized to the public library. So now I can download library books again. I don't know what to do about the software not closing properly. Any suggestions? Last edited by GeckoFriend; 02-27-2012 at 08:26 PM. Reason: Updated information

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10-21-2011, 01:34 PM	#31
Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,509 Karma: 1841741 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini	A question for you. Where are you checking notes, within the book itself or from page 2 of the main screen? I find my bookmarks from the home page. Page 2 technically but they're all there on the device for me.

10-21-2011, 05:16 PM	#32
trevgriff Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 1001622 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iPad Mini - Main Reader (iPad 3 backup, iPhone 4s back to my backup)	both spots and not in either. I just received a RMA and it is going back. I may wait a month or so and see how things are going before I get another T1. ;-(

10-27-2011, 06:36 AM	#33
joe1447 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: sony reader t1	Hi having the same trouble trying to sync the reader with the pc, it just keeps telling me to LOGIN???. Any help please

02-22-2012, 10:01 AM	#35
Strigulino Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T1	Got a PRS-T1 at the weekend to replace my much loved PRS-505 which my husband now has. To sum up, the hardware is beautiful (free library books, yay), but the PC software is a big pile of steaming poo. I should have used Calibre like normal, but I wanted to back up all my lovely new notes and handwritings. Big mistake. I now have three copies of most of my books instead of one, trying to delete them makes it crash, every time I try to sync my netbook wants to check the book for faults, Reader for PC constantly hangs and crashes (which is presumably what corrupted the internal memory and caused all these duplicate books that don't work). It's deleted a protected note from the reader, which is still on Reader for PC, which won't sync. I've made a big list and backup of everything. Hard reset when I get home from work tonight, methinks. Back to Calibre. Oh well. I was looking forward to using Reader for PC to buy books and sort my library books out, but it seems I can do that direct from the reader without all the steaming poo software issues. So yes. Lovely reader, shame about the software. I'm posting in here partly as a rant, and partly to add my penn'orth, and partly to ask if Adobe Digital Editions/Calibre/just backing it up by drag and drop will back up notes and handwritings so I never have to touch Reader for PC ever again.

02-25-2012, 04:49 PM	#37
Strigulino Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T1	Already done it. I'd only just started out so I had all my old stuff backed up from my old Reader anyway, and I didn't trust it any more so wanted to format the thing too All has gone as planned. Good old Calibre.

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